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Russian hackers tried to lure diplomats with wine tasting – sound familiar? It’s an update to a previous campaign by the notorious Midnight Blizzard group
Notorious Russian threat group Midnight Blizzard has been mixing up its attack methods in recent months, according to analysis from Check Point, including targeting European diplomats with the lure of luxury events. In a blog post detailing the campaign, researchers said the threat group has been targeting European governments and diplomats since January this year. The campaign saw hackers impersonate…
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Star Blizzard hackers abuse WhatsApp to target high-value diplomats
Russian nation-state actor Star Blizzard has been running a new spear-phishing campaign to compromise WhatsApp accounts of targets in government, diplomacy, defense policy, international relations, and Ukraine aid organizations. According to a Microsoft Threat Intelligence report, the campaign was observed in mid-November 2024 and represents a tactical shift for Star Blizzard as a response to the recent exposure of the threat actor’s tactics,…
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